planks

Example Sentences

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In the beginning, Peck says it was easy to find trees and hire a mobile sawmill to cut them into planks.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

For the Tanglewood strategist, though, most of the planks in the investment rationale remain intact.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

The door had been barricaded - reinforced with planks of wood and bricks - making entry more difficult.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

He travels at roughly 5:20-mile pace, uphill, with his feet strapped to carbon-fiber planks, after he’s skied at top speed for several minutes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

Setting the cotton has got me worried, because the old man says if it ain’t done right, the boat will still leak, even with new planks.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick